As if we didn't spend enough money on technology here comes Apple Inc. & Jay-Z creating the thing we didn't even know we needed. Both Apple Music & Tidal are music streaming services that has anything from Beyoncé to Taylor Swift to James Brown to Future. Although both have pretty much the same concept. Listed below are some differences that can be deal breakers for customers.

TIDAL

Support from the industry

Every major artist right now backed Tidal & is standing behind the company. The purpose of Tidal was to give more power back to the artists and to stop letting other companies (like Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, etc.) steal from their hard earned money and craft. Below is a picture of major artists Beyoncé, Kanye West, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, and the list goes on, signing off on the "Tidal For All" contract.

FIFTY PERCENT OFF. Yes, 50% off! There is nothing more to say about that for college students. Almost every album ever, just for $4.99 a month? Say less.

Student Discount

Not available on apple music?

A lot of mainstream artists are dropping their albums via Tidal. For example, Kanye West dropped his recent project "The Life of Pablo" exclusively on Tidal & refused to put his project on Apple Music. Beyoncé also released her newest hit single, "Formation", exclusively on Tidal as well. Rumors of a Beyoncé album have been buzzing around on social media outlets but just know if she does have something up her sleeve, it will definitely be on Tidal first.

apple music

All in one app

I can't be the only who hates having music on 3 different applications. Having all of your music on one app just makes your life 10x easier rather than having to switch in between apps when you feel like changing what you want to listen to.

Anything that's on Tidal will eventually transfer over to Apple Music as well. For example, Rihanna's newest album ANTi first released on Tidal, then a week later, it was on Apple Music as well.